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Michigan State University Receives $2.5M ARPA-E Award to Build Wave Disc Engine/Generator for Series Hybrid Applications

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This led to a proposed concept of a Radial Internal Combustion Wave Rotor—the precursor to the wave disc engine. . Early concept of an internal combustion wave disc engine. Janusz Piechna, Pezhman Akbari, Florin Iancu, Norbert Müller (2004) Radial-Flow Wave Rotor Concepts, Unconventional Designs and Applications (IMECE2004-59022).

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Six mobility start-ups launching Volkswagen’s incubator program at Transparent Factory

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Over the course of eight hours, 14 entrepreneurial companies from Romania, Spain and Germany presented themselves in 30‑minute sessions in front of eight judges. There they will be able to develop their ideas for the market with support from Volkswagen experts and financial support from the state capital, Dresden.

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Renault plan Fluence Z.E production

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This time Renault is announcing that production of yet another electric concept the Fluence Z.E will take place at the OYAK-Renault Bursa plant in Turkey. Yet it should really as no surprise that the electric Fluence should be built alongside the conventionally fuelled Fluence model, which had already been revealed as a Turkish resident.

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Porsche Patents A Two Times Three Stroke Engine

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Image: Porsche Porsche is working on an innovative engine concept that could bring significant gains in efficiency and power density. 18/585,308) with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), developed in collaboration with the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca in Romania.

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